Like any great big screen franchise, “Star Wars” has outlived its original film series. Since Disney acquired it, George Lucas’ universe has expanded with five shows and a new trilogy, attracting new fans while some depart.
This latter part of the fanbase isn’t pleased with the new direction of the sci-fi world. While some of the just released productions are entertaining, they claim that it is evident how the message of the original titles has completely lost is meaning.
Some even think that the director has no right to say a word about his creation now. However, when he was recently honored at the 77th Cannes Film Festival with a Palme d’Or for his contribution to cinema, he addressed the matter with strong words. Read on to discover what he said.
George Lucas shares his perspective on the recent trajectory of ‘Star Wars’
Most fans still seem unable to forgive George Lucas for entrusting his most beloved project to a massive entertainment company like Disney. Apparently, they are not alone in feeling saddened by it. As the director expressed in his Cannes conference just minutes ago:
“I was the one who really knew what Star Wars was…who actually knew this world, because there’s a lot to it. The force, for example, nobody understood the force,” he stated. “When they started other ones after I sold the company, a lot of the ideas that were in the original sort of got lost. But that’s the way it is. You give it up, you give it up.”
Furthermore, that wasn’t the sole controversial statement he made. He proceeded to defend his “Star Wars” prequel films against detractors, contending that critics have overlooked the fact that they were never intended to be mature films: “It was supposed to be a kid’s movie for 12-year-olds that were going through puberty, who don’t know what they’re doing, and are asking all the big questions: What should I be worried about? What’s important in life?,”.
Lastly, he also stood by his criticized decision to use new digital technology to make the original trilogy look the way he always envisioned. Lucas asserted that directors should always have the right to do whatever they want with their movies, even if it doesn’t please everyone.
Overall, as he has repeatedly emphasized in the past, he appears to share the same opinion as Mark Hamill regarding the decisions Disney has made about “Star Wars” in recent years. Now, it will be up to the productions airing this year to alter that perception.
